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Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in the Philippines Features Recipes from the Cookbook ASEAN Culinary Delights

2014年8月1日

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in the Philippines has partnered with
the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Ladies Foundation (ALF) in a
collaboration of cuisine and culture. The four hotels and resorts, namely:
Makati Shangri-La, Manila; Edsa Shangri-La, Manila; Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort
and Spa, Cebu; and Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort and Spa will feature a Southeast
Asian food festival from August to November, with dishes recreated from the
cookbook ASEAN Culinary Delights, a project of the ASEAN Ladies Foundation to
share the culinary treasures of the 10 member countries of ASEAN: Brunei
Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The cookbook is divided into five
sections: Childhood Favorites, Signature Dishes, Delectable Delights, Festive
Fare, and Celebrity Chefs. Each member country has contributed a dish for each
section, while the last section, Celebrity Chefs, features dishes from notable
chefs, two of whom are from Shangri-La: Makati Shangri-La’s Executive Sous Chef
Gene Del Prado, who contributed a recipe for Sinigang na Lapu-Lapu sa Miso at
Kamias (Sour fish soup with miso and bilimbi), and Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort
and Spa’s Executive Sous Chef Azlan Juri, who shared a recipe for Ikan Asam
Pedas Dengan Nasi Lemak (Spicy sour fish with coconut rice).

Makati
Shangri-La, Manila will kick off the food festival on August 8, 2014, a
significant date as this marks the 47th anniversary of the establishment of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Mrs. Mano Hirubalan, president of the
ASEAN Ladies Foundation, project chair of the ASEAN Culinary Delights cookbook
and spouse of the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the Philippines,
will grace the occasion and launch the book, together with Mrs. Gretchen del
Rosario, founding chair of the ASEAN Ladies Foundation and spouse of the
Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs.

The ASEAN Culinary Delights food festival will be offered at
Circles Event Cafe at Makati Shangri-La, Manila from August 8 to 24 for lunch
and dinner. The food festival will then “travel” to HEAT at Edsa Shangri-La,
Manila on September 1 to 14; Tides at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa, Cebu
on October 3 to 17 and Vintana at Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort and Spa on
November 5 to 20.

“The ASEAN Culinary Delights cookbook is a fruit of
our efforts, envisioned as a gastronomic odyssey to introduce the delights of
ASEAN cuisine which is unique, rich in taste, tempting to the palate, fragrant,
enticing and a potpourri of colors,” stated Mrs. Mano Hirubalan, president of
the ASEAN Ladies Foundation and project chair of the ASEAN Culinary Delights
cookbook.

“Funds generated from the sales of the cookbook will be
channelled to assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of typhoon-ravaged
areas in the Visayas. So, more than anything, this publication is a true
manifestation of the ASEAN spirit of unity and solidarity, a contribution to the
ASEAN culinary scene.”

“We are honored to have contributed to the ASEAN
Culinary Delights cookbook, in cooperation with the ASEAN Ladies Foundation,”
said Mr. Alain Borgers, area manager of Shangri-La hotels and resorts in the
Philippines and general manager of Makati Shangri-La. “We are unified in this
journey to showcase the culinary heritage of this diverse region, where our
hotels and resorts are also well represented. Through this project, we hope for
better awareness and appreciation of the shared and assortment of flavors of
ASEAN cuisine.”

The ASEAN Culinary Delights cookbook will be available
for PHP 499 at Circles Event Cafe or through the ASEAN Ladies Foundation.

The ASEAN Food Festival lunch buffet is priced at Php 1,670 net from Monday
to Saturday and PHP 2,026 net on Sunday while dinner buffet is priced at PHP
2,008 net from Sunday to Thursday and PHP 2,272 from on Friday to Saturday. For
restaurant reservations or for more information, please call (63 2) 814 2580 or
email rric.slm@shangri-la.com

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